Bahenna Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bahenna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bahenna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Mauritania271:151,6628,378
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Bahénna (1) are calculated separately.

Bahenna Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bahenna Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bahenna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻫﻨﻪ) is more frequently found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Bahénna. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bahenna? popularity and diffusion

Bahenna is the 1,177,228th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bahenna live; 85 percent live in North Africa and 85 percent live in Mahgreb.

This last name is most numerous in Morocco, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Aside from Morocco this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bahénna951/
Bahena9238,083/
Bhaenna8646/
Bohenna8619/
Baahena865/
Baheana862/
Bahaena861/
Baena8337,329/
Bhaena771,708/
Baenga77657/
Baenas77376/
Bhoena7784/
Behena7778/
Bahina7774/
Baheno7749/
Bohena7741/
Boenna774/
Baeena774/
Baehna772/
Baenoa771/
Baennoi71110/
Bhaenaz715/
Bahengo715/
Beehena712/
Bahinay712/
Bhaenga711/
Bhaeina711/
Boennga711/
Boainna711/
Bohinna711/
Bayyena711/
Bhuiena711/
Beuenna710/
Boena673,865/
Beahenou67180/
Baeña67148/
Beyienna67123/
Baeno6757/
Beuna6731/
Bahinnou672/
Baéna671/
Baêna671/
Bahineau671/
Bahinatt671/
Bahijina671/

Bahenna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bahenna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺎﻫﻨﻪbahnh33.33
ﺑﺎﻫﻦbahn27.78
ﺍﻟﺒﺎﻫﻦalbahn16.67
ﺍﺑﺎﻫﻦabahn16.67
ﺃﺑﺎﻫﻦabahn5.56

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bahenna
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